Hong Kong’s hotels and tourist-area restaurants reported robust business during the Lunar New Year holiday, even as a surge in outbound travel by residents underscored the city’s increasingly visitor-driven festival economy. An industry leader said the city had also seen more mainland tourists partly because of ongoing diplomatic tensions between China and Japan. Hongkongers were…
Hong Kong immigration authorities have pledged full support for the family of a 26-year-old resident found dead in a Taipei hotel. The Immigration Department said on Thursday that it immediately contacted the man’s family after learning of the incident. “The department has provided advice and assistance in line with the family’s wishes,” a spokesman said….
Tens of thousands of spectators are lining both sides of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour ahead of the Lunar New Year fireworks display, with some gathering hours in advance to secure prime viewing spots. But some visitors from mainland China said they planned to leave Hong Kong after the display ended on Wednesday evening, despite government…
Hong Kong welcomed 10 per cent more visitors on the first day of Lunar New Year against a year ago, with crowds continuing to flock to hiking trails and tourists packing border crossing checkpoints. The latest Immigration Department data showed that 153,383 visitors arrived in the city on Tuesday, representing a 10.4 per cent increase…
Crowds filled Hong Kong’s airport and a major cross-border rail terminal on the first day of Lunar New Year, with many visitors saying they chose to spend the holiday in the city to enjoy its festive spirit, food and mild weather. According to the latest Immigration Department data, more than 1.7 million Hongkongers made outbound…
Hongkongers began departing the city in droves on Saturday, with many opting to take a nine-day Lunar New Year break to destinations across the rest of Asia. Travellers, including families with children and elderly relatives, gathered at check-in counters in Hong Kong International Airport in the morning as the city marked Valentine’s Day and prepared…
About 11.38 million Hong Kong residents and visitors are expected to travel through the city’s border crossings during the Lunar New Year holiday, marking a projected 16 per cent rise from last year. The Immigration Department released the 10-day estimate, covering the period from the 27th day of the last month of the Lunar calendar…
Advertisements for potentially illegal mainland Chinese cleaning services targeting Hong Kong households ahead of Lunar New Year remain available on social media platform RedNote despite recent arrests by the city’s immigration authorities, the South China Morning Post has found. Checks by the SCMP on RedNote found several suspected illegal posts promoting domestic cleaning services in…
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested 119 people linked to a HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) racket that forged and distributed identity cards and arranged accommodation for cross-border recruits to obtain jobs illegally in the city – the largest sum recorded in such a case to date. The Immigration Department said on Thursday that…
Hong Kong immigration authorities have apprehended 19 people in a citywide crackdown targeting illegal labour, with those arrested including four suspected employers and two people alleged to have aided and abetted such activities. The Immigration Department on Friday said it had worked with police and the Labour Department in a string of operations between January…